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htth t .EARL F. HAUSERMAIN, OF CLEVELAND 'HETGHTS, LEROY D; MOWERY AND ROBERT OS or: a. i

, OF CLEVELAND, AND EARL B. SMITH, OF EWOOD, OHIO, AS-

SIGNOBS TO THE E. 1". USERMAN COMPANY, OF CLEV, OHIO, A COOBQA- TION OF OHIO.

METALLIC BIN, snnnvme, AND THE LIKE.

a lication filed rune 27, 1919. Serial No. 307,096;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EARL F.- Hansen- MAN, LEROY D. MOWERY, ROBERT OSTERMAN,

and EARL R. SMITH, all citizens of the United States, and residents of Cleveland Heights Cleveland, Cleveland, and Lakewood, respectively, all of the count of Guyahoga and State of Ohio, have intlyinvented a new and useful Improvement in 10 Metallic Bins, Shelving, and the like, of which the following is a specification, the principle of the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which we have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

The present-invention relates tometal bins and shelving of the type suitable for factory use. The construction and arrangement of parts is of particular interest, :The

The annexed drawin and the following description set forthin etail certain mecha nism embodying the invention, such disclosed means constituting, however, but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

4 In said annexed drawing Figure 1 is a perspective viewof a shelving unit; Figure 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2-2, Figure 1; Figure 3 is a broken horizontal section through the u per lefthandside of the unit shown in igure 1; Fi re 4 is a section on the line 4-4, Figure 3 ure 5 is a broken vertical section showing t e arrangement of parts of the shelving; Figure 6 is a diagrammatic section showing the construction of double depth shelving; Figure 7 is a perspective view of the joint between a vertical and horizontal divider; Figure 8 is a perspective view of a tie-bar; Figure 9 is a section showing a method of supporting a shelf; Figure 10 is a horizontal section showing door construction; Figure 11 is avertical section showing door construction; Figure 12 is a section showing the bin front construction; Figures 13,14 and 15 are diagrammatic sections showing a single face case with single uprights, a single face case with double uprights, and a double face case,-respectively;

and Figure 16 is a perspective view of a detail.

In the present device Figure 1' illustrates a shelving or bin'unit in which the parts have been arranged to show some of the various combinations which may be obtained as well as the construction of certain of the parts which are shown in detail in the other figures. The present device is so constructed that the assembly and the arrangement of parts may be quickly accomplished and the construction is such that units may be added or the entire arrangement changed rapidly and easily.

The shelving consists of 'T-shaped uprights 1 which as shown in Figure 3 are formed from a single piece of material, thus forming rounded corners along the outer surfaces of the shelving. ese u rights are provided with a series of spaced a ertures 2 WlllCll are preferably spaced on three inch centers. There are other aligned spaced .a ertures 3 in the extending portion 4 of t e uprights.

Where a single face case is. used such as is shownin Figure 13, two T uprights are used in front. To the outside upright a flanged sheet 5 is attached, while to the inner upright a second flanged sheet'6 is attached.

An angle upright 7 is used at the rear and is connected to the flanged sheet 6 to form a T joint atthis point. A back 8 will be attached' to the uprights forming a closed-in case. The u rights, sheets and back are all bolted toget er, the sheets and back being provided with apertures 9 along their, edges so spaced as to meet with the apertures in the uprights.

In the case shown in Figure 14 which is of double depth, upri hts are used at the cornersand two flange sheets are employed on each side, thesheets on the outside of the case having their flanges turned inwardly,

. while the sheets between sections have one flantgle turned one way and the other flange in e op osite direction. The back 8' 1s here attac ed to the rear uprights;

In "the double face, case shown in Figure 15 the arrangement is similar to Figure 14 except that the back 8 is placed between the flangesof the sheets so as to form a;

case open on both sides, as will be readily seen. It'isof course understood that. the flanged sheets and uprights are all provided with spaced apertures so that boltsmay be ,used to hold the same to ether.

The construction of t e shelves 15 is of particular interest, as they are formed of a single sheetof metal having their edges 16 bent at right angles to the p ane of the shelf, and these edges are then doubled back upon themselves as at 17 and extend under the shelf proper as at 18 togive a very stiff strong shelf. These bent over edges or flanges 16 are provided with suitable apertures 19 which are adapted to be aligned with the apertures in the uprights, side sheets and backs. The shelves are also provided with spaced apertures 20 over their surfaces.

The shelves fit in between the uprights, be-

7 ing bolted thereto through. the apertures in and the shelves to stiffen the unit.

the shelf flanges. At the center of the case in double depth construction the transverse shelf flanges are bolted to the flanges of the uprights. The ad'acent flanges of two shelves are also bolted together. By bolting the transverse flanges of the shelves; to the flanges of the upri hts and the side flanges of the shelves to t 0 side portions of the u rights the entire case is tied securely toget er. By turning the flanges of the uprights in opposite directions, each shelf is secured at the corners to one of the flanges of the uprights by means of its own transverse flanges, giving avery stiff, rigid unit.

To make the corners of the open-type shelving firm, gussets or corner angles 21 are em 10 ed, the gussets being apertured and he d by bolts 22 to the uprights, the upper bolts passing through the gussets, shelf flanges and the uprights tying the entire structure securely together, as shown in Figure 5. These gussets are offset slightly as at 23 to allow them to lie inside of the shelf flanges and fit the shelf flanges and the uprights closely.

When the side of the case is to be open as shown in Figure 1 at each shelf, there is provided a tie bar 25 having a cross member 26, the bar fitting between the uprights, and the cross member fitting between the two shelves, the bar and member being apertured and being bolted to both the uprights When used, the cross member of the tie bar acts in the same way as the flanges on the upscribed.

The space, between the shelves may be divided vertically and horizontally by means of dividers. These dividers 30 are. sheets of metal rovided withflanges 31 along two sides 'an having rounded ends 32. The flanges 31 are provided with spaced apertures 33 whichwill align with the apertures in theshelves to which they will be bolted. Where a double height shelf is employed, as in the lower portion-of Figure 1, two dividers will be used and will have their intermediate flanges bolted together. -These dividers will fit the back closely and will be so made as to fit close to the front flan e of .the shelf or a divider'35 may be em oyed ,ends where the dividers join to form a neat smooth joint, as is shown in Fig. 7.

The shelves have label holders 38 along their front edges, these label holders having recurved edges 39 andcentrally spaced apertures 37 adapted to be aligned with the apertures in the flanges of the shelves so that suitable bolts may to hold the same together.

Bin fronts 40 are provided, these" bin fronts having a turned-in flange 41 at the bottom and an inwardly and downwardly extending flange 42 at the top. These bin fronts have apertures 43 near their ends so spaced as to be aligned with one of the apertures in the uprights when the fronts rest upon the shelves. To secure the bin front down upon the shelf a clip 44 is provided having a raised or oflset portion 45 and an aperture 46 which will be aligned with one of the a ertures in the shelf; the raised.

portion tting over the bottom flange 41 of the bin front as shown in Fig. 12. A bolt 47 is used to hold the clip to the shelf and 'thus secure the bin front also to the shelf.

Where a double shelf is employed special dividers 50 will be used. These dividers extend the full depth of the case, and are provided with notches 51 adapted to receive the two depending flanges of the shelves, the dividers otherwise being formed as before. This construction is best shown in Fig. 6.

Removable dividers 52 are also provided, these dividers having fingers 53 formed be passed through rights which have been previously deaaeaese along their lower edges, which are' ada tedto enga in the apertures in the she ves. To hol these dividers in place divider clips 54 are used. These clips are angle-- pieces which are adapted'to be bolted to the flanges ofthe .shelves, and the angles are notched as at 56, to receive the rounded ends of the dividers to maintain themin position, as shown in Fig-16. These d1- viders will be used for temporary purposes where it is desired to, make smaller com artments for temporary uses when the she v ng has already been erected.

In order to-facilitate the mountlng of shelves, particularly where the. case 1s mounted against a wall, shelf clips 60 have been provided, as illustrated in Fig... 9. These clips have ahook portion 61 adapted to receive the'shelf flange, and a short angular portion 62 which passes through the apertures and then have a bent-1n portlon or finger 63 adapted to contact the, wall of the case. The finger 63 forces the'clip tightly against the case and the flange of the shelf is held by the hook. The angular portion 62 is 10 enough to pass throu h not only the bacl fiiut also the uprights, t us making it available in all positions. Where used, these clips take the place of the usual bolts, as will be readily, understood. p

If desired, doors 71 may be hung before any of the openings to which it is desired to apply them, and are constructed as follows. Strike bars 70, approximately rectangular in cross-section, are provided which are adapted to be bolted to the flanges of the shelves.

and uprights by means of the spaced holes therein, as is shown in Figs. 10 and 11, and are adapted to be engaged by the outer-edges 72 of the doors, forming a stop therefor.

Theedges of the doors are folded back on themselves, the outer edge of this fold being further bent at right angles to the plane of the door forming an integral reinforcing angle 73 therewith. By means of this construction a light and strong door is provided. Hinges 75 are provided for supporting the doors and may be'bolted thereto in a number of different ways, although the proposed manner of doing so is best shown in Fig. 10. The hinges are passed through slots in the strikebars and are then bolted to inner faces of the bars. Asshown in the drawing, the lower innermost edge of the strike bar 74 is left open, thereby facilitatin easy access .to the bolts for assembling an tracting from the strength of the bar.

The present shelving presents a -ve1 strong, substantial unitwhich can be readily assembled and changed tosuit conditions of use. The shelves with the flanges, which are double and overlap under the shelf proper,

make an extremely substantial construction.- The shelves are thus reinforced alo their edges in such a way as to give ad itional' to suit in no way de-f strength and 'et cut down the weight to a minimum. e dividers which bolt to the shelves add stiffness to the unit, and these may .be readily removed and changed around articular conditions. I Anot er feature is the use'of T upri hts and theflan'ged and angle uprights by w ich units may be added together to form double depth cases, where two or more shelves may be used together. 1 This construction reduces the number of sizes of shelves and uprights necessary for any given number of depths of cases, and yet insures a sturdy substantial case when com leted. By turning the flanges of the uprights in opposite directions, along the interior walls of the casing, the entire unitis rigidly secured togetherbecause the transverse shelf flanges ofeach of the double shelves are secured to one of the flanges onthe uprights. The shelves are also secured 'to the uprights proper, and

a where the shelves are at the same height the "bolts extend through both shelves and the may also be made any desired length and still be made in the form of a single unit as the interior joints at the center of the case are all interconnected by means i of the shelves and the bolts.

Other modes of a plying the rinciple of our invention may e em loye instead of theme explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the following claims or the equivalent of such statedv means be employed.

We therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as our inventioirz- I 1. In shelving the combination of lshaped front uprights having spaced apertures, flan ed uprights having coniplemem. apertures adapted to be fastened tary s 'ac to sai T uprights to form the side walls of a shelving unit and providing angle u rights at the rear of the unit, and shelves aving flanges with spaced apertures adapted to fit withinsaid uprights, the apertures in said uprights and such shelf flanges being adapted to be aligned to receive retaining bolts.

2. In shelving the combination of T-.

shaped front uprights having spaced apertures, flanged uprights having complementary s aced apertures adapted to be fastened 'y to sai T uprights to form the side walls of a shelving unit and providing angle uprights at the rear of the unit, a back ada ted to fit within and adjacent the flan es 0 said last named upri hts, said back raving spaced apertures a apted to be aligned with the a ertures in said flanged upri hts, and s elves having with complementary HUD spaced a I rtures', said shelves being adapted to fit wit in said u ri hts and said back, the apertures in said s elf flanges, said back and said uprights being adapted to be aligned to receive retaining bolts.

3, In sh lvin'g, the combination of T- shapedfront uprights having spaced apertures, fianged'sheets having similarly spaced apertures, each sheet being adapted'to form the side wall of the shelving and being placed with the flange turned inwardly to form an angle upright for the rear of the shelving, and shelves having similarly apertured flanges, the shelves being adapted to fit within adjacent uprights and flanged sheets, the apertures on ,said uprights, flanged sheets and shelves being adapted to be aligned, and bolts adapted to pass through such alignedvvapeitures to secure said uprights, sheets and shelves together.

4.'In shelving, the combination of a plurality of T-shaped front uprights having spaced apertures, a flanged sheet at each end of said shelving, each sheet having similarly spaced apertures and being adapted to be fastened to one of said uprights, the flanges of said sheets being turned inwardly at the rear to act as an 1e uprights at the rear corhere of the shelving, and other flanged sheets adapted to be fastened to the intermediate T-shaped uprights, each of said intermediate sheets being provided with an angle upright at the rear to form T-shaped uprights within the ends of the shelving, said angles being provided-with similarly spaced apertures, shelves adapted to' fit within said uprights, flanged sheets and angles, said shelves having similarly apertured flanges, and bolts adapted to be passed through aligned aper-V tures to secure said shelvmflanged sheets, angles and T-shaped uprights together.

5. In shelving, the combination of T-- fastening said sheets to said uprights and the flanges of said sheets to the shelf flanges.

6. In a shelving unit, the combination of T-shaped corner uprights, provided. with s aced apertures, tie bars provided with similarly spaced apertures adapted to be ad- Lustably connected to saiduprights, said tie ars having an apertured cross member,

shelves adapted to be removably mounted -7. In a multiple depthshelvingi'nnit, the

combination of. T-shaped corner uprights, having spaced apertures, flanged sheets, having similarly spaced apertures adapted to be connected to said uprights, the outer sheets having their flanges turned inwardly and adjacent each other along the center line of the case, the inner sheets being disposed with their flanges turned opposite to each other, shelves having a-pertured flanges, said shelves being adapted to fit within the uprights and flanges on said'sheets, and bolts removably mdunted through such. apertures to secure 'said shelves and sheets to said uprights and said shelves to the flanges on said sheets along the center line of said case.

8. In a multiple depth shelving unit, the combination of T-shaped corner uprights,

having spaced apertures, flanged sheets having similarly spaced apertures adapted to be connected to said uprights, the outer sheets having their flanges turned, inwardly and 'adjacenfieach other along the center line of the case, the inner sheets being disposed with their flanges turned opposite to each other, shelves having apertured flanges, said shelves being adapted to fit within the uprights and flanges on said sheets, bolts removably mounted through such apertures to secure said shelves and sheets to said uprights and said shelves together and to the flanges on said sheets along the center line of said case, and dividers having, flanged ends with spaced apertures, said dividers having a notch in their upper edge adapted to receive the two adjacent shelfflanges at the center of the case, said divider being adapted to be removably mounted between shelves.

9. In shelving, the combination of uprights, and flanged shelves carried by said uprights, said shell, and flanges having spaced apertures, shelf clips adapted to be fastened to the inside of the shelf flanges, said clips having an extending portion provided with notches, and removable dividers having top and bottom flanges, and fingers along the bottom edge, said dividers being adapted to be received in the notches in said clips, and the fingers on said dividers being adapted to fit .v'vithin theapertures in said shelf to maintain the dividers in osition.

Signed by us this 2nd da 0f une, 1919.

EARL F. H USERMAN. LEROY D. MOWERY. ROBERT GSTERMAN. EARL B. SMITH. 

